HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes for the Meeting of
September 25, 2006
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Philip Lindquist called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Joan DiLillo, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
Gordon Coyle, Member
Richard Flynn, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of Minutes of Meeting of September 11, 2006
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of September 11, 2006: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole asked Chairman Philip Lindquist and member Gordon Coyle whether they were through editing the latest draft of the Master Plan and were told they were still reading the report.
Hanson Trails Committee
Vice Chairman Joan DiLillo told the Board that the $4,000 the Committee recently received has been used for kiosks to be placed along the trail. She said that she is working with National Grid to use some grant money for the removal of trash and an oil tank that is in the trail layout. She said that the committee is working on creating an area for parking on the Stillman site off Elm Street. Chairman Lindquist said that officials from the state have been contacted relative to the right to have the trail cross over its property.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that the Zoning Bylaw Committee would resume meeting in late October to determine whether zoning bylaw amendments should be prepared for the annual or special town meeting in May.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Joan DiLillo said that she attended the last meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee and the discussion centered around public safety and sites in local communities with a high incidence of accidents.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole said that the Board needed to decide on meeting dates for the next month and it was agreed to meet at 7 p.m. on October 2, 2006 at Hanson Middle School before town meeting and on October 30, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
Chairman Lindquist said that the Board had received many documents from Pulte Homes on Stonebridge Commons that he was reviewing in preparation for making comments. He said that he did not think the Board had been given enough information on the sewer treatment facility and basin maintenance.
IV. APPOINTMENTS
Hemlock Hills
Residents and Developer
The Board met with Hemlock Hills developer Robert Brady and a few of the residents of the subdivision to discuss items that need to be addressed. According to the residents the street light in the development has been turned off which makes the subdivision dark and encourages parking and the dumping of trash. Mr. Brady said that he had called National Grid and been promised that the light would be turned back on as soon as payment was received. He indicated that the wearcoarse should be on the roadway by late October. He said that he also wanted to plant the required trees before winter. It was suggested that he meet with the residents regarding the type of trees to be planted. He was reminded that a street sign needed to be installed. It was also suggested that he call National Grid to find out when the lighting situation was going to be corrected. He was asked to return on October 30, 2006 at 7:45 p.m. for a progress report.
Public Hearing
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments
(See Separate Minutes)
V. NEW BUSINESS
Brookside Estates
Phase 1 & 2
Inspection Report, P.M.P. Associates
Board Members took home for review a September 7, 2006 Record of Construction Observation Report from P.M.P. Associates on Brookside Estates, Phase 1 & 2.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Article 18
Special Town Meeting
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole gave Chairman Philip Lindquist a copy of the motion for the article the Planning Board submitted for the warrant of the October 2, 2006 Special Town Meeting which would accept a new state statute that would enable members of boards and commissions that hold adjudicatory hearings to review an audio or video tape of a missed meeting and cast a vote when the hearing concludes. Joan DiLillo said that she would second the motion at town meeting.
Tag Way
Special Town Meeting
Board members decided that a vote would be taken at the 7 p.m. meeting before the special town meeting on October 2, 2006 on whether to support the acceptance of Tag Way by the town.
Chapter 61A Land
Franklin Street
Board members reviewed a September 12, 2006 memorandum from Executive Assistant Meredith Marini requesting input on a 25+/- acre parcel of land on Franklin Street slated for release from the constraints of Chapter 61A and decided to reply that the town should not purchase the parcel for which a purchase and sale agreement is pending for $1,050,001.00.
Motion to recommend the release of the town’s right of first refusal: David Nagle
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
Release of Covenant
Franklin Street
Board members reviewed a release of covenant prepared by Attorney Thomas J. Canavan of Brockton for an industrial subdivision approved for Joseph Shaulis in 1992 which was never built and decided to sign the document that had been transferred to letterhead paper since the last meeting by the Planning Board office.
Motion to sign the release of covenant: David Nagle
Second: Gordon Coyle
Motion: 5-0
Old Subdivisions
Board members asked Town Planner Noreen O’Toole to request that William Konish, developer of Collamore Estates, attend their next meeting to discuss completion of his subdivision and to write to the developers of the Alden Way Subdivision to see if they intend to complete the work that needs to be done in their subdivision.
VI. ZONING HEARING
Application of Fiore Brothers, LLC, represented by Steven W. Wry of Land Planning, Inc. for a special permit, site plan and variance to allow the construction of 15 single-family condominiums with one-car attached garages on two looped access drives on Franklin Street, Hanson Assessors Map, 52, Lot 4. Property is located in the Commercial/Industrial Zone, Flexible Overlay Zone and Zone II of the Aquifer and Well Protection District.
COMMENT: Board should hire a review engineer
Roadway should have profiles
Board should consider asking for affordable units
Board should ask for a landscaping plan
Board should require a traffic study
Board should consider requesting a playground
Board should ask for sidewalks for pedestrian safety
Board should consider plan submitted as a preliminary plan
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn: David Nagle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
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